The accident occurred at about 10 p.m., said firefighter Edward Poirier. "There was significant damage to both vehicles," he said.

One driver was a 56-year-old man who had just left the Cape Cod Potato Chip factory and was headed up Route 132 to get on Route 6 eastbound, Poirer said. The 56-year-old and another driver heading in the opposite direction on Route 132 hit head-on, he said.

A passenger in one of the vehicles was transported to Cape Cod Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. The other driver, who was not seriously hurt because an airbag deployed at the moment of impact, refused medical treatment, Poirier said.

Names of victims and other details about the crash were not available last night, a police official said.